Removes the annoying gradients visible when pausing a video.
// ==UserScript==
// @name Youtube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit
// @namespace Sapioit
// @copyright Sapioit, 2020 - Present
// @author sapioitgmail.com
// @license GPL-2.0-only; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
// @icon https://youtube.com/favicon.ico
// @match https://www.youtube.com/*
// @match https://*.youtube.com/*
// @match https://youtube.com/*
// @match https://youtu.be/*
// @match https://*.youtu.be/*
// @match http://www.youtube.com/*
// @match http://*.youtube.com/*
// @match http://youtube.com/*
// @match http://youtu.be/*
// @match http://*.youtu.be/*
// @description Removes the annoying gradients visible when pausing a video.
// @version 1.7.1.2-2025-05May-09Fri
// @grant GM_addStyle
// @grant GM_registerMenuCommand
// @grant GM_setValue
// @grant GM_getValue
// ==/UserScript==
// @updateURL https://openuserjs.org/meta/sapioitgmail.com/Youtube_Hide_Paused_Gradient_by_Sapioit.meta.js
// @downloadURL https://greasyfork.org/scripts/448125-youtube-hide-paused-gradient-by-sapioit/code/Youtube%20Hide%20Paused%20Gradient%20by%20Sapioit.user.js
let isHidden = GM_getValue('autoplayHidden', true);
function updateStyle_autonav_toggle() {
//GM_addStyle(`[data-tooltip-target-id="ytp-autonav-toggle-button"] { display: ${isHidden ? 'none' : 'inherit'} !important; }`);
GM_addStyle(`.ytp-button.ytp-autonav-toggle { display: ${isHidden ? 'none' : 'inline-block'} !important; }`);
}
function toggleVisibility() {
isHidden = !isHidden;
GM_setValue('autoplayHidden', isHidden);
updateStyle_autonav_toggle();
}
GM_registerMenuCommand("Toggle Autoplay Button Visibility", toggleVisibility);
updateStyle_autonav_toggle(); // Apply initial style to the autonav-toggle checkbox
var changed_page = false;
document.addEventListener('spfdone', function() {
changed_page = true;
//alert("changed link 1 spfdone");
});
document.addEventListener('transitionend', function(e) {
//alert("changed link 2 transitionend");
if (e.target.id === 'progress'){
changed_page = true;
//alert("changed link 2 transitionend progress");
}
});
window.addEventListener('load', function () {
changed_page = true;
//alert("changed link 3 load");
});
window.addEventListener('yt-page-data-updated', function () {
changed_page = true;
//alert("changed link 4 url change");
});
function changed_link(){
if (changed_page) {
changed_page = false;
return true;
}
return false;
}
localStorage.setItem('currentWatchMetadataValued', 0);
localStorage.setItem('consecutiveUnchangedCounted', 0);
let isTabFocused = () => typeof document.hidden !== undefined ? !document.hidden : null;
function title_changed (count = 3) {
console.info("%cYoutube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: changed_link(): %c" + changed_page, "color: yellow; background-color: black;", "color: cyan");
console.info("%cYoutube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: title_changed: %cChecking title.", "color: yellow; background-color: black;", "color: white");
// Check if the value of the title (the first "yt-formatted-string.style-scope.ytd-watch-metadata" element) has changed
let firstWatchMetadataElement = document.querySelector('h1 yt-formatted-string.style-scope.ytd-watch-metadata');
if ( firstWatchMetadataElement === null || (typeof firstWatchMetadataElement) === 'undefined') {
console.info("Youtube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: title_changed: %cThe 'h1 yt-formatted-string.style-scope.ytd-watch-metadata' is either NULL or UNDEFINED.", "color: red");
console.info("%cYoutube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: title_changed: %c", "color: red", "color: default", firstWatchMetadataElement , (typeof firstWatchMetadataElement));
return false;
}
console.info("%cYoutube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: title_changed:", "color: cyan", (firstWatchMetadataElement.textContent.trim()) );
console.info("%cYoutube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: title_changed:", "color: cyan", (firstWatchMetadataElement.textContent.trim() !== '') , ' ' , (firstWatchMetadataElement) );
if ( firstWatchMetadataElement.textContent.trim() !== '') {
// Get the current value of the title
let currentWatchMetadataValue = firstWatchMetadataElement.textContent.trim();
console.info("%cYoutube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: title_changed: %cTitle found.", "color: yellow; background-color: black;", "color: white");
// Get the consecutive unchanged count from localStorage, or set it to 0 if it's not available
let consecutiveUnchangedCount = parseInt(localStorage.getItem('consecutiveUnchangedCounted')) || 0;
// Increment the consecutiveUnchangedCount if the value is the same
consecutiveUnchangedCount++;
// Update the stored value and consecutiveUnchangedCount in localStorage
localStorage.setItem('currentWatchMetadataValued', currentWatchMetadataValue);
localStorage.setItem('consecutiveUnchangedCounted', consecutiveUnchangedCount.toString());
console.log("Youtube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: title_changed: Try nr #" + (1+consecutiveUnchangedCount) );
// Check if the current value is the same as the previous one stored in localStorage
if (localStorage.getItem('currentWatchMetadataValued') === currentWatchMetadataValue) {
// Stop the function if the title value hasn't changed for the last three checks (consecutiveUnchangedCount is less than 4)
if ( consecutiveUnchangedCount < (count+1) ) {
console.log("Youtube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: title_changed: First 'yt-formatted-string.style-scope.ytd-watch-metadata' element has not changed for the last three checks. Stopping check.");
return false; // Return that the title has not changed.
} else {
// Reset the consecutiveUnchangedCount if the value has changed
consecutiveUnchangedCount = 0;
// Update the stored value and consecutiveUnchangedCount in localStorage
localStorage.setItem('currentWatchMetadataValued', currentWatchMetadataValue);
localStorage.setItem('consecutiveUnchangedCounted', consecutiveUnchangedCount.toString());
return true; // Return that the title has changed.
}
} else {
// Reset the consecutiveUnchangedCount if the value has changed
consecutiveUnchangedCount = 0;
// Update the stored value and consecutiveUnchangedCount in localStorage
localStorage.setItem('currentWatchMetadataValued', currentWatchMetadataValue);
localStorage.setItem('consecutiveUnchangedCounted', consecutiveUnchangedCount.toString());
return true; // Return that the title has changed.
}
} else {
console.log("Youtube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: title_changed: Checking title FAILED.");
}
return false; // Return that the title has changed.
// Usage example:
if ( title_changed() ){
return;
}
if ( title_changed(8) ){
return;
}
}
function swapButtonsSaveShare(){
if ( !isTabFocused() ){
console.log("Youtube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: swapButtonsSaveShare:: isFocused(): " + isTabFocused() );
return;
}
if ( title_changed(8) ){
console.log("Youtube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: swapButtonsSaveShare:: title_has_changed(8): " + title_changed(8) );
return;
}
console.log("Youtube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: swapButtonsSaveShare:: Checking if 'Save' button is inside the top-level-buttons-computed element.");
let isSaveButtonInside = document.querySelector('div#top-level-buttons-computed.top-level-buttons.style-scope.ytd-menu-renderer button[aria-label="Save to playlist"]');
console.info('%cYoutube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: swapButtonsSaveShare: %c', "color: cyan", isSaveButtonInside, (typeof isSaveButtonInside));
if (isSaveButtonInside) {
console.log("Youtube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: swapButtonsSaveShare: 'Save' button is inside the top-level-buttons-computed element.");
console.log("Youtube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: swapButtonsSaveShare:: isSaveButtonInside: " + JSON.stringify(isSaveButtonInside));
//GM_addStyle('div#top-level-buttons-computed.top-level-buttons.style-scope.ytd-menu-renderer button[aria-label="Save to playlist"] { background-color: red;}');
return;
}
console.log("Youtube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: swapButtonsSaveShare: 'Save' button is NOT inside the top-level-buttons-computed element.");
let saveButton = document.querySelector('ytd-button-renderer[button-renderer][button-next] button[aria-label="Save to playlist"]');
let shareButton = document.querySelector('ytd-button-renderer[button-renderer][button-next] button[aria-label="Share"]');
if (saveButton && shareButton) {
let saveButtonParent = saveButton.parentElement;
let shareButtonParent = shareButton.parentElement;
// Create placeholder elements to hold the buttons temporarily
const placeholder1 = document.createElement('div');
const placeholder2 = document.createElement('div');
// Move the buttons to their respective placeholder positions
saveButtonParent.insertBefore(placeholder1, saveButton);
shareButtonParent.insertBefore(placeholder2, shareButton);
shareButtonParent.insertBefore(saveButton, placeholder2);
saveButtonParent.insertBefore(shareButton, placeholder1);
// Remove the placeholders
saveButtonParent.removeChild(placeholder1);
shareButtonParent.removeChild(placeholder2);
// Swap Save2 with a new Share2
let save2Button = document.querySelector('tp-yt-paper-item[aria-disabled="false"] yt-formatted-string[role="option"][class="style-scope ytd-menu-service-item-renderer"]');
if (save2Button) {
let saveButtonParent = saveButton.parentElement;
// Swap the positions of saveButton and shareButton in their respective parents
saveButtonParent.insertBefore(shareButton, saveButton.nextSibling);
// Create new HTML for the modified share2Button
let newShare2ButtonHTML = '<ytd-menu-service-item-renderer class="style-scope ytd-menu-popup-renderer iron-selected" use-icons="" system-icons="" role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" aria-selected="true"><!--css-build:shady--><!--css-build:shady--><tp-yt-paper-item class="style-scope ytd-menu-service-item-renderer" style-target="host" role="option" tabindex="0" aria-disabled="false"><!--css-build:shady--><yt-icon class="style-scope ytd-menu-service-item-renderer"><!--css-build:shady--><!--css-build:shady--><yt-icon-shape class="style-scope yt-icon"><icon-shape class="yt-spec-icon-shape"><div style="width: 100%; height: 100%; fill: currentcolor;"><svg height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" focusable="false" style="pointer-events: none; display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%;"><path d="M15 5.63 20.66 12 15 18.37V14h-1c-3.96 0-7.14 1-9.75 3.09 1.84-4.07 5.11-6.4 9.89-7.1l.86-.13V5.63M14 3v6C6.22 10.13 3.11 15.33 2 21c2.78-3.97 6.44-6 12-6v6l8-9-8-9z"></path></svg></div></icon-shape></yt-icon-shape></yt-icon></div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-menu-service-item-renderer">Share</yt-formatted-string><ytd-badge-supported-renderer class="style-scope ytd-menu-service-item-renderer" disable-upgrade="" hidden=""></ytd-badge-supported-renderer></tp-yt-paper-item></ytd-menu-service-item-renderer>';
// Create a new DOM element from the HTML string
const parser = new DOMParser();
const newShare2Button = parser.parseFromString(newShare2ButtonHTML, "text/html").body.firstChild;
// Add the newShare2Button after the saveButton
saveButtonParent.insertBefore(newShare2Button, saveButton.nextSibling);
}
/*let newShareButton = '<button class="yt-spec-button-shape-next yt-spec-button-shape-next--tonal yt-spec-button-shape-next--mono yt-spec-button-shape-next--size-m yt-spec-button-shape-next--icon-leading " aria-label="Share" style=""><div class="yt-spec-button-shape-next__icon" aria-hidden="true"><yt-icon style="width: 24px; height: 24px;"><!--css-build:shady--><!--css-build:shady--><yt-icon-shape class="style-scope yt-icon"><icon-shape class="yt-spec-icon-shape"><div style="width: 100%; height: 100%; fill: currentcolor;"><svg height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" focusable="false" style="pointer-events: none; display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%;"><path d="M15 5.63 20.66 12 15 18.37V14h-1c-3.96 0-7.14 1-9.75 3.09 1.84-4.07 5.11-6.4 9.89-7.1l.86-.13V5.63M14 3v6C6.22 10.13 3.11 15.33 2 21c2.78-3.97 6.44-6 12-6v6l8-9-8-9z"></path></svg></div></icon-shape></yt-icon-shape></yt-icon></div><div class="cbox yt-spec-button-shape-next__button-text-content"><span class="yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-no-wrap" role="text">Share</span></div><yt-touch-feedback-shape style="border-radius: inherit;"><div class="yt-spec-touch-feedback-shape yt-spec-touch-feedback-shape--touch-response" aria-hidden="true"><div class="yt-spec-touch-feedback-shape__stroke" style=""></div><div class="yt-spec-touch-feedback-shape__fill" style=""></div></div></yt-touch-feedback-shape></button>';
let newSaveButton = '<button class="yt-spec-button-shape-next yt-spec-button-shape-next--tonal yt-spec-button-shape-next--mono yt-spec-button-shape-next--size-m yt-spec-button-shape-next--icon-leading " aria-label="Save to playlist" style=""><div class="yt-spec-button-shape-next__icon" aria-hidden="true"><yt-icon style="width: 24px; height: 24px;"><!--css-build:shady--><!--css-build:shady--><yt-icon-shape class="style-scope yt-icon"><icon-shape class="yt-spec-icon-shape"><div style="width: 100%; height: 100%; fill: currentcolor;"><svg height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" focusable="false" style="pointer-events: none; display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%;"><path d="M22 13h-4v4h-2v-4h-4v-2h4V7h2v4h4v2zm-8-6H2v1h12V7zM2 12h8v-1H2v1zm0 4h8v-1H2v1z"></path></svg></div></icon-shape></yt-icon-shape></yt-icon></div><div class="cbox yt-spec-button-shape-next__button-text-content"><span class="yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-no-wrap" role="text">Save</span></div><yt-touch-feedback-shape style="border-radius: inherit;"><div class="yt-spec-touch-feedback-shape yt-spec-touch-feedback-shape--touch-response" aria-hidden="true"><div class="yt-spec-touch-feedback-shape__stroke" style=""></div><div class="yt-spec-touch-feedback-shape__fill" style=""></div></div></yt-touch-feedback-shape></button>';
function createTrustedHTML(inputString) {
const parser = new DOMParser();
const doc = parser.parseFromString(inputString, "text/html");
const fragment = doc.body;
return fragment.outerHTML;
}
function escapeHTML(inputString) {
return inputString.replace(/&/g, "&").replace(/</g, "<").replace(/>/g, ">");
}
newShareButton = createTrustedHTML(newShareButton);
newSaveButton = createTrustedHTML(newSaveButton);
shareButton.outerHTML = newSaveButton;
saveButton.outerHTML = newShareButton;*/
// To remove the old "Save" and "Share" buttons, uncomment the lines below:
// saveButtonParent.removeChild(saveButton);
// shareButtonParent.removeChild(shareButton);
}
console.info("%cYoutube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: swapButtonsSaveShare: Finishing swapping.", "color: cyan");
}
function add_hover_tooltips() {
/*var video_titles = document.getElementsByTagName("h3").getElementsByClassName("ytd-compact-video-renderer").getElementsByTagName("span");*/
/*var video_titles = document.querySelector("span.ytd-compact-video-renderer");*/
//var video_titles = document.getElementsByTagName("span").getElementsByClassName("ytd-compact-video-renderer");
/*var video_titles = document.querySelectorAll("span.ytd-compact-video-renderer");*/
var video_titles = document.querySelectorAll("span.ytd-compact-video-renderer, #video-title");
for(var i=0; i<video_titles.length; i++){
console.log(video_titles[i]);
var current_title = video_titles[i].getAttribute("title");
video_titles[i].setAttribute("alt", current_title);
video_titles[i].setAttribute("data-title", current_title);
video_titles[i].setAttribute("data-tooltip", current_title);
}
/*
video_titles = document.querySelectorAll("#video-title");
for(i=0; i<video_titles.length; i++){
console.log(video_titles[i]);
current_title = video_titles[i].getAttribute("title");
video_titles[i].setAttribute("alt", current_title);
video_titles[i].setAttribute("data-title", current_title);
video_titles[i].setAttribute("data-tooltip", current_title);
}
*/
}
window.onloadstart = function(){setTimeout(function () {
add_hover_tooltips();
}, 0.001*1000)}; //loads after 0.001 seconds
window.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
let play_button = document.querySelector('button.ytp-play-button');
let valid_target = e.target === document.body || e.target === document.querySelector('#player-api');
let pressed_space = e.keyCode === 32 || e.keyCode === 'Space'; // Space
if (play_button && valid_target && pressed_space) {
console.log("Youtube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: Pressed pause or resume.");
e.preventDefault();
playButton.click();
}
});
function disable_autoplay() {
// Select the element by its class and attribute
/*
var element = document.querySelector('.ytp-autonav-toggle-button[aria-checked="true"]');
if (element) {
element.click();
}
*/
/*
var toggle = document.querySelector('.ytp-autonav-toggle-button');
if (toggle && toggle.getAttribute('aria-checked') === "true") {
toggle.setAttribute('aria-checked', "false");
}
*/
var element = document.querySelector('.ytp-autonav-toggle-button');
if (element && element.getAttribute('aria-checked') === "true") {
element.setAttribute('aria-checked', "false");
GM_setValue('autoplayDisabled', true);
}/* else {
element.setAttribute('aria-checked', "true");
GM_setValue('autoplayDisabled', false);
}*/
}
window.addEventListener('load', function() {
disable_autoplay();
}, false);
if (typeof document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-gradient-top")[0] != "undefined") {
document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-gradient-top")[0].style.display = 'none';
}
if (typeof document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-gradient-top")[0] != "undefined") {
document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-gradient-top")[0].style.opacity = '0';
}
if (typeof document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-gradient-bottom")[0] != "undefined") {
document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-gradient-bottom")[0].style.display = 'none';
}
if (typeof document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-gradient-bottom")[0] != "undefined") {
document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-gradient-bottom")[0].style.opacity = '0';
}
/*
document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-gradient-top")[0].style.display = 'none';
document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-gradient-top")[0].style.opacity = '0';
document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-gradient-bottom")[0].style.display = 'none';
document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-gradient-bottom")[0].style.opacity = '0';
*/
GM_addStyle('.ytp-caption-window-container { top: 2% !important; }');
GM_addStyle('.ytp-gradient-top { display: none !important; opacity: 0 !important; }');
GM_addStyle('.ytp-gradient-top { width: none !important; opacity: 0 !important; }');
//GM_addStyle('button div.ytp-autonav-toggle-button-container { display: none !important;}');
//GM_addStyle('[data-tooltip-target-id="ytp-autonav-toggle-button"] { display: none !important;}');
updateStyle_autonav_toggle(); // Apply initial style to the autonav-toggle checkbox
//GM_addStyle('.ytp-button[data-tooltip-target-id="ytp-autonav-toggle-button"] { display: none !important;}');
GM_addStyle('--ytd-engagement-panel-section-list-rendere { display: none !important;}');
//GM_addStyle('.ytp-time-display > span { padding: 3px; background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); }'); // half opacity for time text
//GM_addStyle('.ytd-thumbnail-overlay-time-status-renderen { transition-duration: 0s; }');
GM_addStyle('ytd-watch-flexy[fixed-panels] #chat.ytd-watch-flexy { position: relative; height: 500px; }');
window.onload = function(){setTimeout(function () {
console.log("Youtube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: onload:: start");
//GM_addStyle('button div.ytp-autonav-toggle-button-container { display: none !important;}');
//GM_addStyle('[data-tooltip-target-id="ytp-autonav-toggle-button"] { display: none !important;}');
updateStyle_autonav_toggle(); // Apply initial style to the autonav-toggle checkbox
GM_addStyle('--ytd-engagement-panel-section-list-rendere { display: none !important;}');
GM_addStyle('#video-title.ytd-compact-video-renderer { overflow: none !important;}');
GM_addStyle('ytd-button-renderer > yt-button-shape > button[aria-label="Thanks"] { display: none !important; }');
//GM_addStyle('ytd-button-renderer > yt-button-shape > button[aria-label="Save to playlist"] { display: inline-block !important; }');
GM_addStyle('ytd-watch-flexy[fixed-panels] #chat.ytd-watch-flexy { position: relative; height: 500px; }');
add_hover_tooltips();
disable_autoplay();
swapButtonsSaveShare();
setTimeout(function () {
swapButtonsSaveShare();
}, 5*1000) //loads after 5 seconds
console.log("Youtube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: onload:: stop");
//GM_addStyle('.ytd-thumbnail-overlay-time-status-renderen { transition-duration: 0s; }');
}, 5*1000)}; //loads after 5 seconds
function repeaterFunction(){
setTimeout(repeaterFunction, 30*1000); //loads every 30 seconds
console.log("Youtube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: repeaterFunction:: focus-check and title-chance-check");
if ( !isTabFocused() ){
console.log("Youtube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: repeaterFunction:: isFocused(): " + isTabFocused() );
return;
}
if ( title_changed(8) ){
console.log("Youtube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: repeaterFunction:: title_has_changed(8): " + title_changed(8) );
return;
}
console.log("Youtube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: repeaterFunction:: start");
//GM_addStyle('button div.ytp-autonav-toggle-button-container { display: none !important;}');
//GM_addStyle('[data-tooltip-target-id="ytp-autonav-toggle-button"] { display: none !important;}');
updateStyle_autonav_toggle(); // Apply initial style to the autonav-toggle checkbox
GM_addStyle('--ytd-engagement-panel-section-list-rendere { display: none !important;}');
add_hover_tooltips();
disable_autoplay();
swapButtonsSaveShare();
console.log("Youtube Hide Paused Gradient by Sapioit: repeaterFunction:: stop");
}
repeaterFunction();
/*
GM_addStyle("span[data-tooltip]:before { z-index:301; position: absolute; opacity: 0; padding: 0px; width: 200px; background: black; color: white; content: attr(data-tooltip); } span[data-tooltip]:hover:before { opacity: 1; } ");
GM_addStyle(".yt-simple-endpoint[title]:before { z-index:301; position: absolute; opacity: 0; padding: 0px; width: 200px; background: black; color: white; content: attr(title); } .yt-simple-endpoint[title]:hover:before { opacity: 1; } ");
*/
GM_addStyle("span[data-tooltip]:before , .yt-simple-endpoint[title]:before { z-index:301; position: absolute; opacity: 0; padding: 0px; width: 200px; background: black; color: white; content: attr(title); }");
GM_addStyle("span[data-tooltip]:before { content: attr(data-tooltip); }");
GM_addStyle(".yt-simple-endpoint[title]:before { content: attr(title); }");
GM_addStyle("span[data-tooltip]:hover:before , .yt-simple-endpoint[title]:hover:before { opacity: 1; } ");
GM_addStyle(".ytp-cairo-refresh-signature-moments .ytp-play-progress { background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, color-stop(80%, #f03), to(#f03)) !important; background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left, #f03 80%, #f03 100%) !important; background: linear-gradient(to right, #f03 80%, #f03 100%) !important; }");
// <ytd-engagement-panel-section-list-renderer class="style-scope ytd-watch-flexy" visibility="ENGAGEMENT_PANEL_VISIBILITY_EXPANDED">GM_addStyle(a);